GARDEN MASTER GM3830 User manual

What tools will I need?
Drill and drill bits - 3.3mm (1/8th”) for shed and 5mm (3/16th”) for padbolt
Screwdriver or Riveter. (Note: all colour sheds come with rivets only)
Tape measure for roof overhang.
Ladder for fixing down thru the top of the roof.
Non slip gloves, good shoes, goggles, a helping set of hands and no gusty winds!
Your Fixings Pack will be attached to your roof panel.
Your instructions for assembly are in this package...
GM3830
GM3830
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Recessed floor clamps
For especially poured floors
with recess around perimeter.
Flat floor clamps
For existing concrete only.
Water can seep underneath. It is utmost essential that every shed has a
floor, but the only way to make sure your shed
is there to stay on windy sites is with a re-
cessed concrete floor and phone 0800 80
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GM3830
GM3830 - Gable Roof Shed
3770mm W x 3030mm D x 1830 - 2090mm H
“IN ONLY 6 PANELS”
“IN ONLY 6 PANELS”
Just join your corners and fix the roof on!
Thank you for ordering your shed in NZ’s most simple system.
Thank you for ordering your shed in NZ’s most simple system.
Shed shown in picture is not necessarily to
the specification you ordered.

Points to note as you construct your shed:
Do not attempt to assemble panels in windy conditions
Make sure your foundations are squared and level before erecting panels.
It is easier to remove any swarf (filings) before you stand your walls up
Keep a firm grip on panels when handling. If they slip they will cause damage.
Always wear non slip gloves, protective footwear and eyewear.
If you choose to vary from these instructions your warranty will be impaired. Feb 09
Its simply join your corners and fix your roof on….
1st: You may find it easier to fit the padbolt and Door brace kit before you start the job. (See
below). If you have Double doors, Fit 1padbolt on the door strap of the primary door
and 1padbolt at the top and 1at the bottom on the inside of the secondary door (thru
“Z” door jamb fitted and door frame.).
2nd: Stand up the back wall and as your helping hand is holding it up bring one end wall into
meet it at the left corner overlapping the corners (Fig 1). Drill & Fix at approx 100mm
down from the top and up from the bottom drilling and fixing from the outside. Make
sure the walls are sitting flat and flush at the bottom.
3rd: Bring the other end wall into the right back corner and perform the same again checking
the bottoms are flush
4th: Bring the front wall into place and join the front corners to the end walls same as the
back.
5th: Finish joining corners by fixing at approx 300mm apart. You will find it easier to drill
these corners if they are supported on the inside. Use the handle end of a hammer into
the inside of the corner, but beware of drilling holes in the end of your hammer.
6th: With a person at each end of the roof panel with the Ridge beam attached, waft it over
top of your upright walls and lower down on top. Have your helping hand go inside and
make sure the roof panel is centralised by having the ridge beam sitting right on the apex
of the channel at the peak of the end wall. Fix the “L” thru the top channel to both end
walls at the 1st rib in from the lowest corner making sure it is still centralised. The ridge
beam will not be held down at this stage. (Fig 2).
7th: Now waft the 2nd roof panel onto the walls, slipping it into the ridge beam. Make sure it
is sitting firmly into ridge beam and then fix it to the inside flange of the ridge up under-
neath. (Fig 2) Now finish off fixing the “L”s to the top channels at both ends. Fix at
300mm apart and also thru end of ridge beam into “L”s. If you find the roof is binding
and not wanting to sit squarely on the walls, this will be caused by unlevel site or walls
are not square. Adjust accordingly.
8th: Using your ladder and tape measure, fix down thru the top of the roof, thru the pan into
the top channel of front and back walls. (10mm more than the overhang). Fix beside
every 2nd rib. (Fig 3). You will not need to worry about these fixings leaking as any wa-
ter seeping thru these fixings will end up on the outside of the walls.
9th: Attach padbolt to door strap and fit door braces if not already done so. Check that all
swarf is removed and most importantly….
10th:Fix your shed down to its foundations. If your foundations are unlevel or bowed, you
will have problems with your padbolt and door levels. This can be fixed by slipping a
spade under either door jamb and lifting. You will soon get a feel for which side needs
propping up.
Well done!
Padbolt Inside
A. Tuck one end of the “Z” between the bottom channel of the inside of the door and the sheet. Do the
same at the top overlapping in the centre behind the padbolt. If you have a locking “T” handle you will have
to run the “Z”s the opposite way to the diagram.
B. Fix the “Z”s at the ends and in the centre to the channel it is tucked under and thru the overlap in the cen-
tre. 2 or 3 more rivets will be required thru the door sheeting into the “Z”, but they will need to be fixed
through from the outside of the door for neater appearance.
C. You may need to cut or bend the flange at the bottom and top of the “Z” if it catches on door jamb when
opening or closing.
Door Brace Kit
“Z” Brace
Fig 3
Fig 1
Padbolt keeper
Please note these pictures are for dem-
onstration purposes only. The shed
below may/will vary from the specifica-
tion you ordered.
Fig 2
Bottom flange sits on top channel
of end walls